Gold snatcher hits big payday thanks to Chinese tourist

A Chinese man lost a gold chain worth more than 120,000 baht to a thief on wheels.

Sun Biao, 25, filed a report with Pattaya police around 10:30 p.m. Jan. 7 that he and a group of friends were outside the J.A. Villa when a motorbike sped by. A passenger on the bike snatched the thick gold chain from around the tourist’s neck and sped off.

Police are investigating.

Sun Biao shows a photo of him wearing a gold chain he said was snatched by a ride by motorcycle thief.